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Re:Android loses 8% of its global OS market share in five years by SergeAx on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:05PM (#31139095)
"If you don't have a root privilege on your device - this is not your device"

But even without root I can side load an app via APK on Android. This way my Telegram messenger almost always a version ahead Google Play.

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Re:Android loses 8% of its global OS market share in five years by KronisLV on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:34PM (#31139295)
> But even without root I can side load an app via APK on Android.

What about getting rid of the preinstalled "system" bloatware that may be present and outside of your control to remove without root?

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Re:Android loses 8% of its global OS market share in five years by SergeAx on Saturday April 23, 2022 @06:48PM (#31139420)
It is annoying, but there is a "disable" option. They still will take some space on the device though.
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